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thfuran
2 days ago
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Why isn't LA repaving streets?
I don’t think SUV vs car makes a meaningful difference when e.g. delivery vans and garbage trucks exist.
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DANmode
1 day ago
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Roads don’t get worn all at once.
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thfuran
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Right. They do it at a rate approximately proportional to the fourth power of the per-axle weight of the vehicles driving by. So really only the heaviest vehicles matter much at all.
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DANmode
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They all matter, above the weight of a Smart car.
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